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St Peter's Church, Lutton is a
The church originates from eleventh century, and was extended until the fifteenth century; with the North aisle added in the thirteenth century, the south aisle in the fourteenth century, and the tower and
Grade I Listed
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medieval church, which stands on the highest point in the village of Lutton, Northamptonshire, England
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. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England
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as a designated Grade I listed building
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. It is an active Church of England parish church
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in the Diocese of Peterborough, the Archdeaconry of Oakham
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and the deanery of Oundle
Oundle () is a market town and civil parish on the left bank of the River Nene in North Northamptonshire, England, which had a population of 6,254 at the time of the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. It is north of London and south-wes ...
.
History
The church originates from eleventh century, and was extended until the fifteenth century; with the North aisle added in the thirteenth century, the south aisle in the fourteenth century, and the tower and clerestory
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Historically, a ''clerestory' ...
dating from the fifteenth century. The church was restored in the nineteenth century. Some masonry may have moved to St Peter's when the nearby church in Washingley
Washingley is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Folksworth and Washingley, in Cambridgeshire, England. Washingley lies approximately south-west of Peterborough, near Folksworth. Washingley is situated within Huntingdonshire ...
was abandoned.
See also
*Grade I listed buildings in NorthamptonshireReferences
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